Shao Yan was shocked. Two days ago, he was still worried about the eager Chu army outside the mountain, but he never expected that the other party would move so fast. He immediately summoned Li Changsheng, Zhang Baihu, Deng Bingtang and others without explanation.
A group of generals went to the side hall to discuss matters
The generals were shocked when they heard the news. Most of them advocated the eight-character policy of "when soldiers come, they will block it, and when water comes, the soil will cover it up." One by one, they took the initiative to ask for help, willing to lead the vanguard, kill the enemy troops, and enhance the prestige of our army.
Among them, the most noisy one was Zhang Huaide, who always laughed. Since the last time they used ferocious beasts to defeat the armies of Liang and Chu, they have been looking forward to the next action all the time, wishing to kill all the invaders.
They were skinned alive and then driven out of the country. Now that the opportunity finally came, how could they let it go? They all volunteered to fight.
Just as everyone was arguing and chattering endlessly, Zhang Baihu suddenly made a pause gesture and said: "Stop arguing, you are just talking about sending troops, but have you ever considered the disparity in strength between the enemy and us? The enemy is well-equipped, but our army is
Just some crude weapons?" He paused for a moment and then continued: "Yes, our army is entrenched on the top of the mountain. We may be able to win some small victories by relying on mountain guerrillas. Let's not talk about the distance, just take the last battle as an example.
Our army defeated the greater number with less, and wiped out tens of thousands of enemies. From the surface, our Donglin Division is a powerful and unstoppable army. In fact, this is not the case. The last battle was a pure fluke. We must not take it lightly."
When Zhang Huaide heard this, he was very unconvinced and said: "Brother Zhang Lian, you are the supreme commander of our armed forces. Logically speaking, we brothers do not dare to refute your words, but what you just said is clearly
In order to undermine your own prestige and gain the arrogance of others, you are not unaware that although the weapons in hand among our brothers are not half as sophisticated as those in the hands of the soldiers of Liang and Chu, all of our brothers are heroes who are not afraid of death.
Unlike the two countries, they withdrew their troops halfway, and countless soldiers fled without fighting. Take the last time, for example, when the Chu soldiers saw our first-level killer, they were all frightened before our people arrived.
They were so pissed that they were afraid of losing their lives, so they threw their swords and spears far away early. When they saw us, they were more grandsons than grandsons. Hmm, if you capture a few alive, they might even give you a toe tip.
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"Hahaha..." Everyone present laughed out loud
Chang Yixiao said: "What Lao Zhang said makes sense. These bastards only give us Tiantian's toes. If they do anything else, we still think it's stolen goods."
Everyone laughed again. As for Zhang Huaide and Chang Yixiao, the two living treasures, even if they didn't argue for a few days, their hearts would feel itchy, but they had reached a consensus on how to deal with the enemy.
Zhang Baihu is a rather old-fashioned man and doesn't like to joke around. Seeing that everyone present was smiling, he immediately said with a straight face: "Two generals, are you underestimating the enemy? There are no victorious generals in this world. Even if there are, we can't
Such arrogance, throughout the ages, all arrogant soldiers will be defeated, the two generals should take this as a warning and must not repeat the mistakes of the ancients."
When he said this, the two of them couldn't help but look at each other and shook their heads indifferently. Judging from their looks, they seemed to be completely sure of winning this battle.
Shao Yan guessed that the two of them wanted to take advantage of this battle to gain some limelight, so he ignored them and said casually: "What Zhang Baihu said is reasonable. The Chu army sent 50,000 troops to invade our border this time. We are in vain."
If we resist, we will not be defeated by them, but our primary task at the moment is to seize the island. Therefore, I believe that this battle can be avoided if possible. We must not use any troops rashly unless it is absolutely necessary."
Zhang Huaide said puzzledly: "Why? I really don't understand. Isn't it just 50,000 soldiers and horses? We now have more than 70,000 people on hand, and we are still afraid of him."
Chang Yixiao said in disbelief: "Yes, Your Majesty, if they are willing to fight, we will accompany them to the end. We might as well not stop fighting and fight directly to their land to let them know that these brothers of our Donglin Kingdom are not vegetarians."
"You are really a formidable young man. The two young generals have expressed my thoughts. Yes, all of our Donglin soldiers are well-known men. There is no reason to be afraid of anyone. If they come, we will fight. If we are afraid, we will fight."
What did he do?" Li Changsheng smiled confidently.
Deng Bingtang shook his head and said nothing. Although he was a military attache, he actually knew better than anyone else that the soldiers of Donglin Kingdom were capable of fighting. However, no matter how powerful the God of War was, he could not withstand a long period of torment, not to mention the inventory in the army.
There is not much food and grass left, and the weather is getting colder and colder. The soldiers' uniforms need to be replenished as soon as possible. If these problems are not solved in time, let alone a war, it may be difficult to defend their homes.
Shao Yan did not notice that his expression was abnormal, and then smiled happily: "I am really happy that the three of you have such an idea and such confidence. I believe that as long as we all work together and unite as one, victory will be achieved.
It is not far from us, but judging from the current situation, it is not suitable for us to fight with these people. The top priority is that we should fight against one side without leaving any room and capture the island. It is imperative. As for these people outside the mountain, we can only
It is better to hold on and not to attack mainly."
Zhang Baihu agreed: "What the emperor said is absolutely true. Although we must defend against the army outside the mountains, attacking the island country should be given top priority. If we are still hesitant, once we wait until the Nile Kingdom takes the initiative to send troops, we will be passive by then.
In this situation, facing the joint attack of three major opponents, even if we have hundreds of thousands of troops in hand, we can't defeat four people with one punch. Therefore, Wei Chen believes that we should immediately prepare to send troops to the island, and take advantage of the situation.
When the king of Luo was not prepared, he captured the island in one fell swoop."
After a pause, he added: "Besides, just last night, our people had captured a dozen Liang Jun soldiers on the beach. These people dressed up as businessmen and their purpose was to escort gifts to the Nile Kingdom. We can use this as a way
, send some capable people to take advantage of the plan and break into the enemy's palace."
Shao Yan secretly laughed and thought to himself, he and Xuan Jiao thought of going together. Thinking about it carefully, this method is actually a clever plan. First, he would steal the beam and change the pillars, and then go straight into the enemy's heart and turn him upside down. The whole process was neither necessary nor necessary.
We are timid and deliberately show off, but we can be generous and confident. The important thing is that the King of the Nile Kingdom will not easily doubt us.
Most of the generals here also think that this plan is feasible. Zhang Huaide and Chang Yixiao have long been looking forward to a war. As long as there is a war, they don't care which country the other party is. Now that they heard Zhang Baihu say this, they both
Without explanation, they all stepped forward to ask for orders to fight.
After some thought, Shao Yan decided to let the two of them sneak into the island under the guise of a circus performance with dozens of elite soldiers who looked like makeup merchants. This was one of them.
Second, Zhang Long and Zhao Hu led a number of troops disguised as Liang Jun and entered the palace of the Nile Kingdom on the pretext of giving gifts and negotiating peace. They also responded to the female guards who were undercover in the enemy's palace and acted according to the opportunity.
Third, Li Changsheng ordered 5,000 troops to ambush in various mountains of Badaling. Once the strong troops entered, they would ambush them all, but it was forbidden to send out frontal attacks, which would violate military law. In order to avoid unnecessary complications, Shaoyan specially sent three more brothers from the Lu family to attack each other.
He led more than a thousand infantrymen and set up checkpoints at the entrances of various fortresses to prevent spies from sneaking into the country. The generals, generals, team leaders, and corps commanders from other cities gradually gathered towards the palace, ready to serve the king at any time.
At the same time, Zhang Baihu and Wang Xin each led a main force of 10,000, approaching the island from the south and north respectively. At that time, Shao Yan would personally go into battle and attack the four gates of the island. In this way, the Nile Kingdom fell into
Under attack from three sides, the situation is bound to be chaotic. In addition, their soldiers are tired of war in winter. Attacking at this time is undoubtedly the best time.
After the tasks were divided, the generals dispersed one by one. Only Deng Bingtang stood alone in the main hall. Shao Yan was very curious and asked the reason. Deng Bingtang's expression was very mysterious, as if he had a secret, but every time the words came to his lips.
He hesitated, so Shao Yan subconsciously took him to the Imperial Study Room, which should be regarded as the safest place in the entire palace.
"Deng Aiqing, I just saw you saying nothing in the side hall. Did you think of any good plan?" In the imperial study, Shao Yan took a sip of hot tea and added: "There are only two of us here.
Just say it boldly, if you think there is any discrepancy in my plan, just say so, and I will definitely not blame you."
Deng Bingtang looked at the closed door, and then he cupped his hands firmly and said: "The emperor's plan is perfect. How can I have any objection to it? It's just that I think our army can concentrate its forces on attacking the island this time."
, As for the armies outside the mountain..." He paused for a moment, twirled his beard, and smiled slightly: "They are just paper tigers."
"Oh?" Shao Yan was startled, and then said: "Ai Qing, please continue."
"It was said that it was fifty thousand, but in fact it was less than five thousand." Deng Bingtang did not allow Shao Yan to ask further questions and explained: "Does the emperor remember that our army defeated the Chu army at Shiziling two days ago?"
Shao Yan nodded, and Deng Bingtang smiled heartily and said: "The Chu army lost tens of thousands in the battle of Shiziling. How can they still have 50,000 troops? Isn't this a false report? Not only that, the veteran also heard that Luo Luo lost 50,000 troops not long ago.
Many people near Beijing were dissatisfied with the Chu army's atrocities and started fighting with them. At one time, 100,000 people came to respond. Qinling quickly dispatched troops from the surrounding areas to return for assistance."
Shao Yan was surprised, "Why does Aiqing know so much?"
Deng Bingtang smiled and said: "I came here to inquire from Lord Dongfang. To be honest, the leader of the Chu army this time is Lord Dongfang."